TEAM: NL Umpire SIGNER: Paul Pryor APPROXIMATE SIZE: 3"x5" MARKS / STAMPING: Hand-signed by Paul Pryor ORIGINAL or REPRINT: Original COMMENTS / CONDITION: As with all of my signed items, the signature is guaranteed to pass further inspection by any major authenticator, or your money back. See scans for conition and signature quality. BIO: John Paul Pryor was born in 1927 in Woonsocket, RI and died in 1995 in St. Petersburg, FL. He went to college at High Point College and the University of South Dakota. He played minor league baseball from 1945 to 1948 as pitcher for the Allentown Cardinals, Johnson City Cardinals, Portland Gulls, Smithfield-Selma Leafs, Galax Leafs, Bloomingdale Troopers, Leaksville-Draper-Spray Triplets, Greensboro Patriots, Port Chester Clippers, North Wilkesboro Flashers and the Mooresville Moors. Paul Pryor was a pitcher in the minor leagues from 1945 to 1948 and 1953, but appeared in more than 10 games only 3 times. His overall record was 9-17. Pryor was then an umpire in the Tri-State League (1953), Carolina League (1954-June 1959), South Atlantic League (June 1959-1960), and American Association (1961). He was a National League umpire from September 1961 to 1981. SKU: CL02443
Item: CL02443
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